Karl Lieffen
Also Known As: Karel František Lifka
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Karl Lieffen (born Karel František Lifka, 17 May 1926 – 13 January 1999) was a German film actor. He appeared in over 140 films on screen and television between 1949 and 1998. He was born in Osek, Czechoslovakia and attended drama classes at Brunswick and the Heer School of Music in Bückeburg. In 1946 he started his theatre career in Freiburg followed by engagements at the Hessian State Theatre in Wiesbaden, the Munich Kammerspiele and the Opern- und Schauspielhaus Frankfurt. In 1975 he joined the ensemble of the Bavarian State Theatre (Residenz Theatre) in Munich. From the 1950s on Lieffen became known to a wider public for his film appearances, like the role of brisk chauffeur Fritz in Billy Wilder's One, Two, Three. He died in Starnberg, Germany. Description above from the Wikipedia article Karl Lieffen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Ossek (Ossegg), Czechoslovakia [now Osek, Czech Republic]
Adult: No
Birthday: May 17, 1926
Age: 99 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: January 13, 1999
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One, Two, Three
Overview: C.R. MacNamara is a managing director for Coca Cola in West Berlin during the Cold War, just before the Wall is put up. When Scarlett, the rebellious daughter of his boss, comes to West Berlin, MacNamara has to look after her, but this turns out to be a difficult task when she reveals to be married to a communist.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-12-15
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The Defector
Overview: An American scientist is sent by the CIA to East Germany to retrieve a secret microfilm from a Soviet scientist interested in defecting to the West but the Stasi secret police's surveillance complicates matters.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-10-19
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She Walks by Night
Overview: Based on an actual post-war murder in Frankfurt, this standard docudrama by Rudolf Jugert is a serious treatment of the story as compared to the earlier, satirical film The Girl Rosemarie. The history of the case of Rosemarie, a hooker, and how she came to be strangled in her apartment is not completely clear. One of the suspects in the case was first charged, later acquitted, but never really free of an aura of culpability. British actress Belinda Lee plays the title role with her voice dubbed over in German.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-10-22
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The Angels of the Street
Overview: Angels of the Street or The Angel of St. Pauli is a 1969 West German crime film directed by Jürgen Roland and starring Horst Frank, Herbert Fux and Werner Pochath. It is set in the St. Pauli red light district of the port of Hamburg.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1969-10-23
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Rothenbaumchaussee
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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Eine seltsame Bescherung
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1978-01-01
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Aren't We Wonderful
Overview: Kurt Hoffmann′s satire concerning Germany′s development during the first half of the 20th century tells the story of two schoolmates - Hans and Bruno. They could not be more different. While Hans is ambitious and must always work hard for his career, it seems that the happy go lucky Bruno is carefree.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1958-10-28
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Pflicht ist Pflicht
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1966-01-05
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Beautiful Adventure
Overview: The teacher Dorothee Durand, young and single, travels from England to the picturesque south of France to find the remaining remnants of her family. Her search takes her to Nimes, where she meets the likewise single Marius, a hotelier, who immediately falls in love with the beautiful woman. And so it turns out that after traveling through half of France, Dorothy not only finds her relatives, but also ...
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-09-29
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Jack of Diamonds
Overview: The protégé of a famous cat burglar reluctantly agrees to join forces with a lesser criminal in the daring heist of several famous jewels from a seemingly impenetrable vault.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-11-10
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When Night Falls on the Reeperbahn
Overview: A crime reporter uncovers a lurid plot by a Hamburg gang to dose impressionable young girls with LSD in order to enslave them into prostitution. Featuring mad killers, psychedelic acid trips and ladies mud wrestling!
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1967-10-12
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The Pirates of the Mississippi
Overview: European produced Western based on the novel by Friedrich Gerstäcker, set in the 19th century in a town on the banks of the Mississippi River. The area is plagued by a gang of pirates under the leadership of Captain Kelly, who live on an island in the river, from where they operate raids on passing steamboats and traders rafts, robbing them of their cargo and murdering the crews. Townspeople and settlers do their best to put an end to the crimes and rid themselves of the pirates and their daring leader.
Genres: Western
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1963-10-17
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Lass das, ich hass das
Overview: Beate lives self-sacrificingly for endangered animal species. The director of a lignite-fired power station is determined to buy her house because he suspects it contains valuable mineral resources, but Beate must prevent this from happening in order to save the animals.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1983-09-23
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Der Bettelstudent
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Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1958-01-24
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Verrückt und zugenäht
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Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1962-06-21
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A Song Goes Round the World
Overview: A biopic of the singer and film actor Joseph Schmidt. The title is a reference to his best-known song and a 1933 film of the same title in which he starred.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1958-11-14
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Agatha, let the murdering be!
Overview: A black comedy about a female author of crime novels who becomes a victim of a macabre hoax.
Genres: Comedy Crime Horror
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-12-22
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Mensch, ärgere dich nicht
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1972-12-15
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Sharks and Little Fish
Overview: Four young German naval cadets begin their military service in 1940; only one of them will survive.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1957-09-26
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Die wilden Fünfziger
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1983-09-23
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Conny und Peter machen Musik
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Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-08-11
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The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1961-06-23
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Götz von Berlichingen mit der eisernen Hand
Overview: During the time of the Peasants' Wars, the free knight Götz von Berlichingen gets into all kinds of private and political entanglements when he defends the Bishop of Bamberg. He is declared an enemy of the empire and ostracized as a robber. Insurgent peasants, of whom he becomes the leader, also betray him by attacking a town against the condition that no violence be used.
Genres: History Adventure Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1979-01-09
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A Man Goes Through the Wall
Overview: Mr. Buchsbaum, third class taxes employee, lives a peaceful life until the new chief immediately criticizes his work. His only confort is his stamps collection. Sadly, even this consolation and his peace are threatened by a new, charming, neighbour who teaches piano. Increasingly infuriated, he discovers accidentally one evening that he has the ability to go through walls. With this power, he decides to settle the scores, firstly with his boss who downgraded him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-10-14
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Melody and Rhythms
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Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-09-10
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Nick Knattertons Abenteuer
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Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-01-15
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Otto - The Movie
Overview: East Friesian Otto moves to the big city Hamburg. There he gets into trouble with a loan shark and needs to find a way to impress his love interest Silvia.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1985-07-19
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Piccadilly Zero Hour 12
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Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1963-12-31
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Rudy, the Racing Pig
Overview: Flat-dwelling urban family win a pig in a raffle, and decide to keep it. They lose their flat (no pets allowed) but eventually Rudi the pig makes good.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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Die Sendung der Lysistrata
Overview: Persuaded by Lysistrata, the women of Athens agree to withdraw all sexual favours from the men until the men agree to end to war with Sparta.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1961-02-10
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Ein Tag, der nie zu Ende geht
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-12-21
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Toller Hecht auf krummer Tour
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1961-12-22
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Ship of the Dead
Overview: After a line of mischief Philip Gale, an American sailor, is lured into hiring on the "Yorikke", a tramp cargo, by Lawski, a stoker from Poland. Still, the two become friends within the motley crew of losers from all nations. Gale and his new companion soon are more than disillusioned: the "Yorikke" is far from seaworthy and more of a coffin than a ship, work is close to slavery, and treatment by the officers and their subalterns is harsh and cynical. One day they make an alarming discovery in a tin of plum butter they have procured from the ship's cargo... Written by Anonymous
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-10-01
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Schwiegerväter
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1963-01-01
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Wie man seinen Gatten los wird
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1970-05-06
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Eva Only Kisses Directors
Overview: Unhappy accountant Karl has a crush on Eva who seems to prefer dates with execs. But real trouble ensues when he inherits his uncle's apartment and in its wake a group of shady characters involved in illegal business affairs.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1958-01-16
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Zwei Herren aus Verona
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1964-03-18
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Im weißen Rößl
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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The Waltz King
Overview: A look at the life of Johann Strauss, Jr., beginning when, as a boy, he earns his famous father’s displeasure when he tries his hand at composing. But he eventually proves to his father and the world that he is a fine musician.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-02-14
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Geschäfte mit Plückhahn
Overview: A German TV-Drama
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1971-07-14
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Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Overview: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer, his uncle.
Genres: Fantasy Drama Mystery
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1961-12-25
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Vom Teufel geholt
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1969-03-18
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Krieg im dritten Stock
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1973-04-02
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Zweierlei Maß
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1964-12-26
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When Worlds Collide
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1961-02-16
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Madame Bovary
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1968-04-14
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Der Richter von London
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1966-03-08
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Eine Frau fürs ganze Leben
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-09-26
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Stunden der Angst
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Genres: Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1964-11-27
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Die Benachrichtigung
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1968-04-08
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Die leichten Zeiten sind vorbei
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1983-10-12
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Destry reitet wieder
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Genres: Western Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1966-10-27
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Goldfüchse
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1974-01-01
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Wenn beide schuldig werden
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1962-03-14
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Aus nichtigem Anlaß
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Genres: Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1976-09-06
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Die Ängste des Dr. Schenk
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Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1978-02-19
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Der Ritter vom Mirakel
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1966-04-09
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Rohe Ostern
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1996-02-12
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Nägel mit Köpfen
Overview: An art student takes revenge on a nasty financial shark for a prison sentence by "foisting" fake paintings on him
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1986-04-17
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Talente und Verehrer
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1963-05-31
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Die Geschichte von Vasco
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1968-08-27
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Käpt'n Senkstakes Abenteuer - Ehrenhäuptling der Watubas
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1974-05-31
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Mein Mann ist mein Hobby
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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Preussenkorso Nr. 17
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1974-01-31
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Manolescu - Die fast wahre Biographie eines Gauners
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Genres: Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1972-06-08
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In der Sache J. Robert Oppenheimer
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1981-11-01
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Kasimir und Karoline
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-09-23
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Oliver
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1971-05-24
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Peter Brauer
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1969-05-20
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Schloßherren
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1986-01-01
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Der Wald
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Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1979-01-01
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Damenquartett
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1969-03-23
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Der Eismann kommt
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1968-10-08
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Lehmanns Erzählungen
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1975-04-07
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Die Brücke des Schicksals
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Genres: Drama Thriller Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-10-25
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Der Schleier fiel…
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-04-25
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Should a Schoolgirl Tell?
Overview: Schoolgirl Josefine learns from an early age to use sex to gain advantages. The school's gym teacher is arrested and accused of indecent behavior but the court dismisses the case when Josefine uses her female charm on the jurors.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1969-08-15
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Orientalische Nächte
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Genres: Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-03-03
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Zinsen des Ruhms
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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Der Aufsteiger
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1981-10-04
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Ein gewisser Judas
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1958-11-19
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Die Reise um die Erde
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1964-04-30
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Heidi
Overview: Heidi is an orphaned girl initially raised by her aunt Dete in Maienfeld, Switzerland. In order to get a job in Frankfurt, Dete brings 5-year-old Heidi to her grandfather, who has been at odds with the villagers for years and lives in seclusion on the alm. He at first resents Heidi's arrival, but the girl manages to penetrate his harsh exterior and subsequently has a delightful stay with him and her best friend, young Peter the goat-herd.
Genres: Drama Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-11-01
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Mikosch, der Stolz der Kompanie
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1958-02-28
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Kapitän Brassbounds Bekehrung
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1967-03-26
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Bartleby
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1963-04-10
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Begegnung mit Werther
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1949-08-05
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Madame Pompadour
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Genres: Music
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1974-05-02
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Professor Bernhardi
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1987-07-12
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Der Winterschläfer
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-05-03
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Resurrection
Overview: Young Prince Nechljudov is summoned as a judge in a murder trial. A rich merchant was found dead in the room of the inn where he was staying and the prostitute Maslova was accused of the crime. Nechljudov recognizes in the woman the maid of the aunts he had seduced and abandoned years before and tries to convince the authorities of her of his innocence but to no avail. Convinced that he is responsible for her moral fall, he follows her to Siberia where she must serve her sentence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1958-10-21
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Napoleon in New Orleans
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1968-05-22
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Die Mohrin
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1967-03-28
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Sensation im Savoy
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1950-09-22
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Siedlung Arkadien
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1967-07-02
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Ein gutes Land
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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Die Erbschaft
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1972-09-07
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Der Monat der fallenden Blätter
Overview: When British philosopher Harold Hilliard took off for Warsaw to lecture on the Dysteleological Surd, he had no idea that he would soon become embroiled in international espionage. During the trip he tried to open a suitcase he mistook for his own. When a fellow passenger, a Pole with stainless steel teeth, took umbrage, Hilliard put it down to bad manners, but when the same man saw him pick up the wrong coat in the plane, Hilliard realized that he was suspected of spying. The party at the airport to welcome Hilliard only convinced the Polish agent that the British Secret Service was now picking its men with extraordinary cleverness. Hilliard, whose works were little known in England, was warmed by unaccustomed praise but chilled by the apparent certainty of the counter espionage people that he was a British agent whose code name was Whale.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1968-03-10
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Jack Mortimer
Overview: Munich cab driver Herbert Sponer picks up American businessman Jack Mortimer at the train station. Suddenly Mortimer is shot while driving and Sponer has to try to avoid being suspected as the perpetrator.
Genres: TV Movie Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1961-08-20
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